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Overweight and Aerobic Fitness in Children in the United States/Mexico Border Region.
To study overweight and aerobic fitness among children in the third and fourth grades of elementary schools in a city in the United States of America (El Paso, Texas) and a city in Mexico (Chihuahua, Chihuahua) that are on or near the border between those two countries, and to compare the results from those two cities with earlier findings for other children in the United States. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2004, 15 (4):262-271) (You can purchase this article)
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The Obesity Epidemic in the Americas: Making Healthy Choices the Easiest Choices
To study overweight and aerobic fitness among children in the third and fourth grades of elementary schools in a city in the United States of America (El Paso, Texas) and a city in Mexico (Chihuahua, Chihuahua) that are on or near the border between those two countries, and to compare the results from those two cities with earlier findings for other children in the United States. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2004, 15(4):278-284) (You can purchase this article)
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Prevalence of and risk factors for overweight among school girls 12 to 19 years old in a semi-urban region of Ecuador
OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of overweight and identify its risk factors in school girls between the ages of 12 and 19 in a semi-urban region of Ecuador and to explore the potential relationship between the adolescents' body mass index (BMI) and their physical activity, caloric intake, and macronutrient intake, as well as be tween their BMI and their parents' estimated BMI. (Rev Panam Salud Pública, 2003 13(5):277-284)
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Obesity: diagnosis and prescription for action in the English-speaking Caribbean.
Obesity has been the silent global epidemic of the last 30 years. This paper will briefly outline the dimensions of the problem in the English-speaking Caribbean; its enormous impact on health, quality of life, morbidity, mortality, and health care costs; its major causes; and a prescription for concerted, urgent regional action. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2003 13(5):336-340)
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Promoting Health in the Americas.
This chapter in the PAHO flagship publication examines health communities and healthy individuals; food and nutrition; prevention and control of tobacco, alcohol and other drug use; reproductive health; indigenous populations; the elderly; the disabled and handicapped; violence prevention and control; oral health; and mental health. Pages 165-213 (Health in the Americas v.I - 2002 Edition. © PAHO) (You can purchase this chapter)
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Food and nutrition
This chapter, presents the problems of undernutrition and overnutrition that affect infants and young children under the age of 2 years, manifesting as stunting and anemia. (Health in the Americas. © PAHO, 2002)
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Social inequality and child malnutrition in four Andean countries.
The objective of this study is to analyze the effects of socioeconomic, regional, and ethnic conditions on chronic malnutrition in four Andean countries of South America: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2002, 11(5/6)356-364)
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Food and Nutrition
This chapter includes sections on "Nutrition in Infants and Young Children," "Breast-feeding and Complementary Feeding," "HIV and Infant Feeding," and "The Obesity Epidemic" among others. (Health in the Americas, © PAHO 2002 Ed. Vol.I)
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A comparison of distribution curves of body mass index from Brazil and the United States for assessing overweight and obesity in Brazilian adolescents.
The objective of this study is to assess the validity of recommendations for use of the 85th and 95th percentiles of body mass index (BMI) of the population in the United States of America as a screening tool to assess overweight/obesity in adolescents. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2001; 10(2):79-85)
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Identifying, evaluating, and treating overweight and obesity in adults.
Overweight and obesity are increasing in prevalence in nations all over the world. Nevertheless, overweight and obesity have not received the attention they deserve from primary-care practitioners, in part because of the lack of authoritative information to guide treatment. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 2001;10(2):118-124)
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Socioanthropological Aspects of Obesity in Poverty
This chapter of the book "Obesity and Poverty. A New Public Health Challenge" discusses that dietary habits and a predisposition to obesity are created through an ongoing inter-relationship with social conditions, and depend more on the influence of economic factors than on nutritional education, because foods are chosen on the basis of price, the level of satiety they produce, and the family’s economic situation. Gender is another important aspect in the prevalence of obesity among women of low socioeconomic status. Page: 11 -- 22 (You can purchase this chapter)
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Obesity in Adolescence
In this chapter of the book “Obesity and Poverty. A New Public Health Challenge”, the author divides his article into three parts: changes in adiposity and fat distributions during puberty; characteristics of the obese adolescent; and reduction of risks of obesity and associated morbidity in adulthood. Page: 117 – 124 (You can purchase this article)
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Incidence of and risk factors associated with fractures of the proximal femur due to osteoporosis
Every year more than one million fractures of the proximal femur occur in the world, especially in older persons. Given the continuous aging experienced by populations, such fractures will become more frequent from year to year and will constitute a growing public health problem. (Rev Panam Salud Pública 1998; 3(4):211-219)
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